Hi all. just a quick one, was out to day on a ride. I have a Mtb hardrock I use. Did 111k in high winds and on off rain showers. (nice Day) in a time of 5:24
AVG Speed 20.5 Avg Cad 83. Bit of a mixed roads and tracks. Now i dont do any off road at all. But was playing with the idea of getting a road bike.I like to take tours or long trips. Still a newbee so would my pushing the mtb up hills and the like really make a difference and help for a road bike. The Mtb is 2 years old and is very good bike for long trips if gets me there most in a day would have been this summer 214k and in 2 days it was 312k. do i get a touring bike, like a mtb or go for the full job and get a good race bike? Im still keeping the mtb bike. lol for the bad weather. Im a big lad, 6'4 and about 18 stone. Was alot bigger but the bike has sorted that out .So any advice people. I have never been on a road bike. So any help.
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Mtb training is it good enough.?
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If you can average 20.5 mph for 111k on a MTB in high wind and rain, I don't think you'll need a road bike to keep up with everybody. Just ride what you've got on the road!
Today I rode 68.48 miles in 3 hours 45 minutes, had a few stops, downtown, and 20 mph wind to deal with... so my average speed was pretty low considering. that's only .5 mile difference between 111k, by the way. -
AmpedCycle said:
If you can average 20.5 mph for 111k on a MTB in high wind and rain, I don't think you'll need a road bike to keep up with everybody. Just ride what you've got on the road!
He means 20.5 KPH and not MPH. That would be 12.74 MPH for approx 70 miles in 5 Hrs. and 24 minutes.
Gearoid, that would equate to almost a century on a road bike. If your goal is fitness and recreational riding then you don't need a road bike but you should probably look into one if you like doing these long jaunts. A decent road bike will probably be more enjoyable provided you have a good fitting bike. Besides, you can never have too many bikes. Remember the formula N = N + 1, where N = the current number of bikes you already have!
If you like the more upright position of your MTB there are lots of options there too, such as a flat handlebar road bike or a Specialized Sequoia or Trek Pilot.
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